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What Figma plans to do inside AdobeWhat Figma plans to do inside Adobe
Casey Newton
Spotify now sells audiobooksSpotify now sells audiobooks
Ariel Shapiro
Elon Musk made his bid, and now he might actually have to lie in it

Also, some career advice: run over your absentee boss

Elizabeth Lopatto
Is TikTok’s time running out?Is TikTok’s time running out?
Casey Newton
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
You can now listen to podcasts inside Twitter.

If you pay Twitter, at least. The latest feature to join the Twitter Blue subscription is early access to the redesigned Spaces tab on iOS, which includes support for tuning into podcasts.

I am not entirely convinced this will take off (short-form social network + long-form audio = 🤨), but I can see a compelling use case if Twitter eventually lets podcasters promote clips from their shows. My colleague Ariel Shapiro wrote about the launch last month:

How Cloudflare got Kiwi Farms wrong

Why more platforms need to close the stochastic terrorism loophole

Casey Newton
Twitter is becoming a podcast appTwitter is becoming a podcast app
Ariel Shapiro
Another sign of post-pandemic podcast fatigueAnother sign of post-pandemic podcast fatigue
Ariel Shapiro and Jacob Kastrenakes
Clubhouse is breaking up to stay relevantClubhouse is breaking up to stay relevant
Jacob Kastrenakes